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Washington Co. at Richmond Feby 29, 1848
Personally came Joseph Hodgkins and Ann his wife, sign
and sealed the foregoing Instrument, and acknowledged the
same to be their free Act and Deed Hands and seal Thereunto
affix'd "Before me
Hazard & Killiney, J. P. Peace.
Recorded March 8, 1848
by W. H. Perry Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents,
that I, Jonathan H. Card of the town of Charlestown County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of ten of the sum of ten
Dollars to me paid in hand by George Card, of the aforesaid town, County of
State the above mentioned sum I have absolutely sold, aliened, releas
and forever quitclaimed and do by this present Indenture, absolutely alien and forever
quitclaim unto the said George Card, his Heirs and assigns forever,
all those right title and interests property clause and demises whatever
now have or had of that piece of land of my father Integrated land’s’ [illegible]
of my right now have or had in a drawn line by a stone tract of land of
the same in said town, and containing by estimation thirty nine and
be the same more or less bounded as follows Eitherly in line of [illegible]
Usher, State, bounded on land of Office & Wesley [illegible] Southly in line of I
Usher, State, bounded on land of [illegible] on land of [illegible] I. [illegible] partly on
estate of R. [illegible] and partly on land of [illegible] and Northly in land of Selden W. Jabber, or
however the same may be by Deed from [illegible] Card’s Father to William
Card and assigned heirs recorded in said first Book of Land records on said
Town, page 123 and 127
I do here by convey to the said [illegible] the same with all the right privileges
and appurtenances Thereof or thereunto appertaining to the said George Card
and his Heirs and assigned heirs: And I the aforesaid Jonathan
H. Card for myself my Heirs Executed and determinedated do Covenant
with the said George Card, his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend
the aforementioned premise to the said George Card and his heirs and assigned
heirs, against the lawfull claims and demands of all persons claiming by
through me a sends me or
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal the twentieth day of February on this year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight
Signed, sealed and delivered
by person of
W. H. Perry, C.
William H. Perry
Jonathan H. Card X his mark. (seal)
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Washington Co.
At Charlestown, February 9 1848 Personally came Jonathan
H. Card, who executed the certain Instrument, and acknowledges the same
to be his voluntary act and Deed
Before me, William H. Perry Town Clerk.
Recorded March 10, 1848
by W. H. Perry Town Clerk.